18 Facts About Maurice Lamoureux

Maurice Lamoureux was politician in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Maurice Lamoureux was an alderman for several years, and served as mayor of Sudbury from 1981 to 1982.

Maurice Lamoureux retired in 1992, and later worked as a real estate representative with Coldwell Banker Marsh Real Estate.

Maurice Lamoureux was first elected as an alderman in the municipal election of 1964.

Maurice Lamoureux was twice defeated for the provincial New Democratic Party nomination, and later joined the Progressive Conservative Party.

Maurice Lamoureux was chosen as deputy mayor by council in 1978, and became acting mayor in 1981 when Jim Gordon suspended his duties to run for the provincial legislature.

Maurice Lamoureux opposed a round of layoffs at Inco in 1982, and called on local businesses to support striking workers.

Maurice Lamoureux brought forward what he described as a "severe attrition policy" in 1982, cutting 19 jobs to save $500,000 at city hall.

Maurice Lamoureux criticized the federal government's cuts to unemployment insurance in 1989, arguing that it would devastate Sudbury's economy.

Maurice Lamoureux campaigned for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1993 federal election as a candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party, and finished third against Liberal incumbent Diane Marleau.

Maurice Lamoureux supported the board's decision to merge Sudbury Hydro, Capreol Hydro and Nickel Centre Hydro into Greater Sudbury Utilities, and said the board made the right decision in not selling the utilities to Ontario Hydro One.

Maurice Lamoureux resigned from the transition board in October 2000 to run for the Greater Sudbury Municipal Council in the 2000 municipal election.

Maurice Lamoureux defended the work of the transition board, and called for tax cuts through the amalgamation process.

Maurice Lamoureux was defeated, finishing fifth in a two-member ward.

Maurice Lamoureux later applied to council for a position on Greater Sudbury Utilities, but was not hired.

Maurice Lamoureux ran again in the 2003 municipal election, calling for a five-year roads program.

In May 2003, Maurice Lamoureux purchased a former nursing home in Sudbury called Garson Manor.

Maurice Lamoureux reopened the building the following year as alternative housing for seniors.